The answer is highly variable and depends on what you want out of a game. In my opinion, it is essentially the pinnacle of the MMO genre, largely because the ec

The answer is highly variable and depends on what you want out of a game. In my opinion, it is essentially the pinnacle of the MMO genre, largely because the economy and content are all player driven, which is what in my opinion makes it continually relevant and fascinating while also very inaccessible to most people. It is interesting and appealing to a large number of people in the abstract, but of that group only a small number will be able to get much enjoyment out of playing it. I do wish we could get more games in a similar vein. I wonder if there is an opportunity out there for an MMO that lives somewhere in between the hardcore player driven sandbox of Eve and the more common, mainstream theme-park MMOs like WoW, if such a game is even possible.